tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85165750034170675852018-11-17T20:19:48.683+10:00Fashion's Sweethart & Co.Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comBlogger794125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-80950934475661457742018-03-19T06:05:00.000+10:002018-03-19T06:05:00.208+10:00Lavender and Baby's Breath<p align="center"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w2pZ5gupLWA/WqnQBnZ24tI/AAAAAAAAYkI/Tg3o2DHv5_E4V4nMShZZBj80CuzSAHtpACLcBGAs/s1600/1%2B1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w2pZ5gupLWA/WqnQBnZ24tI/AAAAAAAAYkI/Tg3o2DHv5_E4V4nMShZZBj80CuzSAHtpACLcBGAs/s640/1%2B1.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><br />Be still my darling<br />You have much to learn<br /><br />Take time before running<br />Look at the world around<br /><br />Listen to the birds<br />Watch the trees dance<br /><br />Feel the breeze on your neck<br />See your dreams in the clouds<br /><br />Wish upon a star<br />Know that you are loved<br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2pVyeCh2sL8/WqnQAc8pIbI/AAAAAAAAYkA/GtKYTaqqit0e2RaIl_gdJxQ5OWcs3XWHQCLcBGAs/s1600/1%2B2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2pVyeCh2sL8/WqnQAc8pIbI/AAAAAAAAYkA/GtKYTaqqit0e2RaIl_gdJxQ5OWcs3XWHQCLcBGAs/s640/1%2B2.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QUXm9UKmmNM/WqnQBbSTJ5I/AAAAAAAAYkE/VwAcLXNUU20Tul5ca0aHE79VhONx6WSYQCLcBGAs/s1600/1%2B3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QUXm9UKmmNM/WqnQBbSTJ5I/AAAAAAAAYkE/VwAcLXNUU20Tul5ca0aHE79VhONx6WSYQCLcBGAs/s640/1%2B3.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5uEfRPTxRl8/WqnQCxEwrcI/AAAAAAAAYkM/VhvEiBAOResBl9QsX5c2Tzfyn4e-h-b3ACLcBGAs/s1600/1%2B4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5uEfRPTxRl8/WqnQCxEwrcI/AAAAAAAAYkM/VhvEiBAOResBl9QsX5c2Tzfyn4e-h-b3ACLcBGAs/s640/1%2B4.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-95PqVjMoTN4/WqnQEgkSWiI/AAAAAAAAYkQ/THZQ7U9Rf9ETEHbRhul3qRhrsb-ylmFtgCLcBGAs/s1600/1%2B5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-95PqVjMoTN4/WqnQEgkSWiI/AAAAAAAAYkQ/THZQ7U9Rf9ETEHbRhul3qRhrsb-ylmFtgCLcBGAs/s640/1%2B5.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-61qTnS_LbKQ/WqnQE5IVY6I/AAAAAAAAYkU/ltS2c5sb3yM_Z7jKh81nkDkiPbre_WXEQCLcBGAs/s1600/1%2B6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-61qTnS_LbKQ/WqnQE5IVY6I/AAAAAAAAYkU/ltS2c5sb3yM_Z7jKh81nkDkiPbre_WXEQCLcBGAs/s640/1%2B6.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><br />Images by Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />Audrey-Lee wears <a href="https://arnhem.co/collections/arnhem-child/products/azalea-baby-set-in-pink">Arnhem</a> + H&M<br />Claire wears Spell & The Gypsy Collective<br />Jarrod wears Industrie<br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/_x1xQmetwkU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2018/03/lavender-and-babys-breath.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-46122488394641557772018-03-15T05:43:00.000+10:002018-03-15T11:43:56.935+10:00Rainbow Baby<p align="Center"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uh2eDu22OTw/WqnNvzu1ABI/AAAAAAAAYjQ/lFFr9emmcN8snULHbN1tk6HJsQn1TxLBACLcBGAs/s1600/2%2B1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uh2eDu22OTw/WqnNvzu1ABI/AAAAAAAAYjQ/lFFr9emmcN8snULHbN1tk6HJsQn1TxLBACLcBGAs/s640/2%2B1.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><br />Our little sunshine is now one year Earthside, and she has blossomed into a beautiful little girl, even more wonderful than our wildest of dreams. There are so many words I could use to describe this vision with her static blonde hair and her need to climb everything and anything, but for now let her be known as;<br /><b><I><br />Independent<br />Brave<br />Empathetic<br />Honest<br />Beautiful<br /> </b></i><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-of1_bjIrtx0/WqnNwSow0DI/AAAAAAAAYjU/sqWh9hrllw8_yCh8K9XBQ0noI8L1UsR1gCLcBGAs/s1600/2%2B2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-of1_bjIrtx0/WqnNwSow0DI/AAAAAAAAYjU/sqWh9hrllw8_yCh8K9XBQ0noI8L1UsR1gCLcBGAs/s640/2%2B2.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oQqWRChcAHk/WqnNwlRzlbI/AAAAAAAAYjY/iQ7zBtKhHqgELxddeHAP9T-PpuJzcSAEgCLcBGAs/s1600/2%2B3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oQqWRChcAHk/WqnNwlRzlbI/AAAAAAAAYjY/iQ7zBtKhHqgELxddeHAP9T-PpuJzcSAEgCLcBGAs/s640/2%2B3.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2xmROVKF3Vs/WqnNx7rnpkI/AAAAAAAAYjc/Y8jV6buJsrEL4DYRwbfDjv2GcWDEuiTawCLcBGAs/s1600/2%2B4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2xmROVKF3Vs/WqnNx7rnpkI/AAAAAAAAYjc/Y8jV6buJsrEL4DYRwbfDjv2GcWDEuiTawCLcBGAs/s640/2%2B4.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFBjfUxjM4o/WqnNzELDW_I/AAAAAAAAYjg/rNxn12zcrOk7v9lCOFoVUHkDWKl3euqcQCLcBGAs/s1600/2%2B5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NFBjfUxjM4o/WqnNzELDW_I/AAAAAAAAYjg/rNxn12zcrOk7v9lCOFoVUHkDWKl3euqcQCLcBGAs/s640/2%2B5.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ivz-XCLFXLM/WqnNzOFdX4I/AAAAAAAAYjk/dBXAh8iERBA3WgXXsZCHki3XfJgIcSEkwCLcBGAs/s1600/2%2B6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ivz-XCLFXLM/WqnNzOFdX4I/AAAAAAAAYjk/dBXAh8iERBA3WgXXsZCHki3XfJgIcSEkwCLcBGAs/s640/2%2B6.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3P9DkqB8aLY/WqnN0i5N_TI/AAAAAAAAYjo/o5iLjjMSThcFit4fp5Zqw8dW6Og_q6TqwCLcBGAs/s1600/2%2B7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3P9DkqB8aLY/WqnN0i5N_TI/AAAAAAAAYjo/o5iLjjMSThcFit4fp5Zqw8dW6Og_q6TqwCLcBGAs/s640/2%2B7.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sc1P8yaFqCI/WqnN13R0RiI/AAAAAAAAYjs/yYI4kV57AFQr9pBk7GMV1W6sBxOeDHy6wCLcBGAs/s1600/2%2B8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sc1P8yaFqCI/WqnN13R0RiI/AAAAAAAAYjs/yYI4kV57AFQr9pBk7GMV1W6sBxOeDHy6wCLcBGAs/s640/2%2B8.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><br />Images by Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />Audrey-lee wears Seed & Converse<br />Claire wears Billabong & Spurr<br />Jarrod wears Industrie<br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/xSq0fXq7KI8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2018/03/rainbow-baby.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-21022901888336895272018-01-27T10:29:00.000+10:002018-01-27T10:29:11.107+10:00So Frenchy, So Chic Petite Fille<div align="center"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yPt9IG_kP-k/WmvB2DkZHhI/AAAAAAAAYVw/TC5CFTLK9RIPRywVbAvyjN07oKl88MT9ACLcBGAs/s1600/KLP1_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yPt9IG_kP-k/WmvB2DkZHhI/AAAAAAAAYVw/TC5CFTLK9RIPRywVbAvyjN07oKl88MT9ACLcBGAs/s640/KLP1_preview.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Earlier this month my darling baby girl went to her first music festival Earthside.<br /><br />She'd experienced a festival <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNTn0HuAO4B/?taken-by=fashionsweethart">wombside</a> but I'm not quite sure how much of that stayed with her after the whole being born dilemma. <br /><br />Being a huge fan of the Melbourne festival So Frenchy, So Chic, a music festival where it is entirely appropriate to chill out on a picnic rug barefoot in the sun and eat your weight in cheese whilst listening to an amazing array of French beats from folk to blues to pop and soft rock, it was only fitting that I take her. It's also one of the only festivals I know where I'm not struggling with stage clashes, as there is only one stage, and there's a short break between acts for small talk, gelato runs and taking photos. <br /><br />My friend Katrina Boultwood, who often features on here as one of my favourite Melbourne photographers joined us for the day. With her she brought olives, strawberries and her camera to take a few photos of my darling girl's first music festival.<br /><br />How did Audrey-Lee do a day in the sun, with a crowd and loud music?<br /><br />She did remarkably well. We packed our pop up sun shade, she had three outfits so she could eat all the food but still dress to impress, and she took a nap in her pram in between two acts (her timing with that was incredible). She loved the music, and dancing with the crowd. I am very much looking forward to her second music festival in only a couple of weeks time. After all, I need to milk her enthusiasm for being my festival pal whilst it lasts.<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l9UnG7hjxOY/WmvB2afSQiI/AAAAAAAAYV0/LPsUbHksgnwTa6PVOj7M98u-d0WOrLb1wCLcBGAs/s1600/KLP7_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l9UnG7hjxOY/WmvB2afSQiI/AAAAAAAAYV0/LPsUbHksgnwTa6PVOj7M98u-d0WOrLb1wCLcBGAs/s640/KLP7_preview.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H97BMgJdras/WmvB3cfI8DI/AAAAAAAAYV4/kC9nsGG69oQIPEkPMM85a6-6gu-G9nckwCLcBGAs/s1600/KLP3_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H97BMgJdras/WmvB3cfI8DI/AAAAAAAAYV4/kC9nsGG69oQIPEkPMM85a6-6gu-G9nckwCLcBGAs/s640/KLP3_preview.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a 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/></div><div align="center">Photos by Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />(above: DSLR &amp; below: Iphone 8)<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EWdbVuZqmhE/WmvGg_vls3I/AAAAAAAAYXY/Juvqpj_s69wAU6SKYoKjbNV35fcQtWNYQCLcBGAs/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EWdbVuZqmhE/WmvGg_vls3I/AAAAAAAAYXY/Juvqpj_s69wAU6SKYoKjbNV35fcQtWNYQCLcBGAs/s640/1.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aItu7f2Ji4o/WmvGhLSnQgI/AAAAAAAAYXc/ch49j_AKzcIPKKNksABW6KW1K9aQNHcigCLcBGAs/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aItu7f2Ji4o/WmvGhLSnQgI/AAAAAAAAYXc/ch49j_AKzcIPKKNksABW6KW1K9aQNHcigCLcBGAs/s640/2.jpg" width="480" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fw_reZ8G19w/WmvGhb2hWNI/AAAAAAAAYXg/TxGM7AD3bCI_Fo0UvxvnlvIdajVmmUxegCLcBGAs/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img 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href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H66oTSdr_3o/WmvGjE8flkI/AAAAAAAAYXs/o20MrMV1iAIEO7_MWZ56rKJLlFXFnsMSgCLcBGAs/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H66oTSdr_3o/WmvGjE8flkI/AAAAAAAAYXs/o20MrMV1iAIEO7_MWZ56rKJLlFXFnsMSgCLcBGAs/s640/6.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qf7msElpvZQ/WmvGjvUVQUI/AAAAAAAAYXw/xvnFNHjDcEgrMmiVK1J_rMY9avlpydREgCLcBGAs/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="701" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qf7msElpvZQ/WmvGjvUVQUI/AAAAAAAAYXw/xvnFNHjDcEgrMmiVK1J_rMY9avlpydREgCLcBGAs/s640/7.jpg" width="561" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Claire wears Spell Designs</div><div align="center">Audrey-Lee wears Sprout from Myer, Pure Baby and Marks &amp; Spencer</div><div align="center"><br />♥</div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/bIBL0riAzFw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2018/01/so-frenchy-so-chic-petite-fille.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-14491213318284960122017-12-31T11:10:00.000+10:002017-12-31T11:15:35.063+10:002 0 1 7: Magic<p align="center"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WZzDKhtlvSw/Wkg2ztOG6dI/AAAAAAAAYVE/nb-WJAP8-JIdzXqwNuCMqU3EtneVHRa6ACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_3617%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WZzDKhtlvSw/Wkg2ztOG6dI/AAAAAAAAYVE/nb-WJAP8-JIdzXqwNuCMqU3EtneVHRa6ACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_3617%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="480" height="640" data-original-width="1200" data-original-height="1600" /></a><br /><br />When I sat down to write a reflection for this year, all I could see was my beautiful baby girl. It's been the year of her, our own little piece of magic. She has brought our family more love, more joy and more hope than I could have ever imagined. She has been my night, my day, my comfort and my reason to smile on the toughest of days. It's been a big year and I can honestly say one of the most amazing to date, although I may be eager for just a little more sleep (am I right fellow parents?).<br /><br />This time last year I wrote...<br /><br /><i>"She's been in our sights for a while now, and as I write this at 30 weeks I am eager with anticipation for her arrival Earthside. Finding out we are going to be parents has got to be one of the most life altering experiences ever."</i> <br /><br />I'd just gotten out of hospital after she attempted to meet us early at 29 weeks, and was told to take it easy, slow down and rest until our pixie arrived and turned our world upside down. Then she came and so much changed, we changed, but for the better. As she grows, I grow as a mother and as a woman, a wife, a daughter and a friend.<br /><br />Though it's difficult to recall a time before our baby girl was here, I have attempted to gather some moments, some memories from the year that has passed, including those two excruciating last months of pregnancy. <br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1WPqGYCP-Ho/Wkg25gKCNVI/AAAAAAAAYVM/VWkCFfQ6UeMYeT3WG96hrR_z2K2BXmCugCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_3744.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1WPqGYCP-Ho/Wkg25gKCNVI/AAAAAAAAYVM/VWkCFfQ6UeMYeT3WG96hrR_z2K2BXmCugCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_3744.jpg" width="480" height="640" data-original-width="1200" data-original-height="1600" /></a><br />I rang in the new year with my amazing husband in Torquay, a place that we return to often and have recently shared with our daughter for the first time. We spent the first day of the year by the beach, breathing in the sea breeze and talking about the future. We imagined what the year would bring, and we spoke of our sincerest wishes for our little sunshine. It was a dreary day, a welcome change from the weeks of dry heat that plagued Melbourne and our top floor apartment. It had been the only time I longed for air conditioning since moving to our home in the clouds. <br /><br />Shortly after the year had begun, I was forced onto Maternity leave, told to rest as best I could. I tried to rest, but for someone who is anything but lazy I found this difficult. I spent many days walking, eating and catching up with friends. It didn't take long before I was in hospital once again with horrendous food poisoning, only weeks before our little baby's due date. Once I was discharged, I took my obstetricians orders to slow down a little more seriously, and welcomed Netflix with open arms (something that at the time was very out of character).<br /><br />The next three weeks were long....<br /><br />tiring...<br /><br />uncomfortable...<br /><br />utter agony.<br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dDHbtMZH49o/Wkg24iyQqDI/AAAAAAAAYVI/qnZ7qZa2QHk4TvnhXSqHyzZpDjILFj5fQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_3561.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dDHbtMZH49o/Wkg24iyQqDI/AAAAAAAAYVI/qnZ7qZa2QHk4TvnhXSqHyzZpDjILFj5fQCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_3561.jpg" width="640" height="480" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1200" /></a><br />Then one day, suddenly I had this darling in my arms. Labour, childbirth and the aftermath was not as I had anticipated, and even now I praise my body for all it had to deal with during that time. I look at the marks left upon my body from that time as a reminder of my strength, and the love I have for my daughter.<br /><br />The greatest part of pregnancy and childbirth was here. The reason for all this madness, this "laziness", this discomfort. The reason for the many hospital visits, the limited wardrobe, the anticipation. <br /><br />Audrey-Lee Nada was born on the 25th of February 2017, four days before our second wedding anniversary. <br /><br />We spent the next days, weeks, months admiring her. We spent mornings gazing at her and hoping she'd gaze back. We spent evenings bathing her and reading to her. We spent nights soothing her back to sleep, and giving in to co-sleeping when we were just too tired, and perhaps a little too in love with her to put her back in her bassinet. <br /><br />The months after February were filled with adventures, travel, family and friends, good food, good wine, lessons, surprises and decisions. All of them circling around this little ray of sunshine we now had to share our lives with.<br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iAyTyKAiWFI/Wkg3LbNDU3I/AAAAAAAAYVQ/7QlgH06kLVE8UKTTJJtNnx4iaB24VNarACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_3702.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iAyTyKAiWFI/Wkg3LbNDU3I/AAAAAAAAYVQ/7QlgH06kLVE8UKTTJJtNnx4iaB24VNarACLcBGAs/s640/IMG_3702.jpg" width="480" height="640" data-original-width="1200" data-original-height="1600" /></a><br />For Easter we took her to Byron Bay, her first time on a plane, and she was an absolute trooper. Then in May we visited family in Adelaide, followed by three more trips to Brisbane in June, September and October. We were visited by family and friends, the sweetest way for them to get to know our newest family member as they saw her through all hours of the day. The good, the bad and the magical.<br /><br />In October she was baptised in Brisbane, surrounded by our most special family and friends, the tribe who have supported us beyond belief over the past year, and beyond. <br /><br />Family, as you'd expect took the front seat this year. My heart was so full of love, in so many different ways. Whilst Audrey-Lee brought me hope, strength and peace, showing me a softer side of myself I had locked away, there was pain amongst the magic. Another of my closest was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and spent the most part of their year with doctors arguing over what was the best treatment for them, dealing with surgery and radiotherapy in the hopes they would beat it sooner rather than later. Alas we are still standing by their side, doing what we can, and feeling just a little angry that this ever happened at all. Some of my friends may think I've shut them out, turned away, removed myself, but there could be nothing more incorrect. I have just had to focus on my little baby, and the rest of my family during this time that can only be described as yin and yang. <br /><br />Whilst we continued on, beating to our own drum, Jarrod and I took our little baby girl away on her first overseas holiday to Hawaii in the United States of America. It was a lovely way to spend some quality family time, just the three of us, before I returned to work at the end of August after my seven month "baby-cation". Our water baby showed us just how much she loved the ocean on that holiday, and we promptly booked her in for her first term of swimming lessons on our return.<br /><br />I've found juggling work and a new baby requires a whole new level of organisation and flexibility from both me and those around me. Working from home half of the time and Jarrod arranging his work around my time in the office has been great, as we haven't had to put her in child care yet. However this comes with it's only set of challenges. For instance meeting push backs or cancellations are all the more irritating when you're coordinating them around a baby's nap schedule. <br /><br />To add to our overflowing list of priorities, I returned to university to finish the last unit of my degree. I'm so grateful for Jarrod who gave up his weekends off to be the primary carer of Audrey-Lee whilst I thrashed out my final assessments. Without him I definitely could not have finished. Completing my MBA, within two years, whilst pregnant, and then with a new baby, was at times overwhelming, but now it's done I have this sense of great accomplishment and pride. I've also assured Jarrod I'm done with study, at least for a few years. <br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_vv2IxmRoZo/Wkg4U4twn9I/AAAAAAAAYVg/fMWi5cC0UcM0eEX3fZ3DEJuulo_MLp3swCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_3709%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_vv2IxmRoZo/Wkg4U4twn9I/AAAAAAAAYVg/fMWi5cC0UcM0eEX3fZ3DEJuulo_MLp3swCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_3709%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="480" height="640" data-original-width="1200" data-original-height="1600" /></a><br />Shortly after finishing study, it was time to celebrate my baby girl's first Christmas. We chose to celebrate this occasion by the beach, surrounded by our tribe. A week together in Lorne, along the Great Ocean Road was just what the bohemian in me ordered. I love seeing my baby light up when she is surrounded by the people she loves, and she was shining so brightly with us all gathered together. As for what Santa got her, who needs Santa when you have Nanna. <br /><br />The blog, and my styling projects have taken somewhat of a backseat this year, as I've been navigating my new role as mother and discovering what this role really means. I hope to blog more next year and take on some new projects, however only time will tell how successful this idea will be. The photos of Audrey-Lee was snapped yesterday by my iphone, capturing her in her own space, playing, exploring, learning. <br /><br />So here we are, the end of the year. Another chapter, another calendar, another celebration. Next year I hope for many things but most of all I hope that health is restored to my family unit and that all of us find joy and happiness throughout the year. I hope that we can enjoy our lives without interference of those who only mean to bring pain and suffering. I hope that my baby girl knows that she loved. <br /><br />(Audrey-Lee wears <a href="https://www.purebaby.com.au/lemonade-top-pb3018s17?attrColourId=593">Purebaby smock</a>)<br /><a href="http://www.fashionsweethart.com/search/label/Yearsinreview">Past years in review </a><br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/gxbEm6JDyRo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/12/2-0-1-7-magic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-57512892362046811762017-11-25T06:46:00.000+10:002017-11-25T06:46:04.656+10:00Little Dahlia: My Sunshine<p align="center"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ijMkrZk2sh0/Wgogb_fHF2I/AAAAAAAAYSo/iT7QkWP730AVjqju-tnd-8K9SGkrCtWtQCLcBGAs/s1600/A1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ijMkrZk2sh0/Wgogb_fHF2I/AAAAAAAAYSo/iT7QkWP730AVjqju-tnd-8K9SGkrCtWtQCLcBGAs/s640/A1.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><br />Does she know? <br />How much I adore her?<br />How much I wish for her?<br />How much I longed for her?<br /><br />Does she know?<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cxzCOg88yNo/WgogdJJMu6I/AAAAAAAAYSs/3t-WDoQLLsUinTJfoEcGk1wNQGUvgCRJgCLcBGAs/s1600/A2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cxzCOg88yNo/WgogdJJMu6I/AAAAAAAAYSs/3t-WDoQLLsUinTJfoEcGk1wNQGUvgCRJgCLcBGAs/s640/A2.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hNe2GA986gw/WgogfuwrePI/AAAAAAAAYSw/84V1Yov6EvECLwjCHtk3l0AUS7FSLBLWgCLcBGAs/s1600/A8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hNe2GA986gw/WgogfuwrePI/AAAAAAAAYSw/84V1Yov6EvECLwjCHtk3l0AUS7FSLBLWgCLcBGAs/s640/A8.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S1Vw5O2ebLc/WgoggnfqzrI/AAAAAAAAYS0/AH2NOjLEE60NWh7hb9ou_LKNabgYIVrNQCLcBGAs/s1600/A6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S1Vw5O2ebLc/WgoggnfqzrI/AAAAAAAAYS0/AH2NOjLEE60NWh7hb9ou_LKNabgYIVrNQCLcBGAs/s640/A6.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ewfhZSBAb7Y/WgogjeRvrII/AAAAAAAAYS4/3fEBnvjioyYr1Ie03SEWMUbfU3CCTfYFQCLcBGAs/s1600/A10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ewfhZSBAb7Y/WgogjeRvrII/AAAAAAAAYS4/3fEBnvjioyYr1Ie03SEWMUbfU3CCTfYFQCLcBGAs/s640/A10.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ocSvHefdGaA/Wgogk8h1-5I/AAAAAAAAYTA/ozp7CqpDQnw1c1bsXEICSA1tbz8_ML0vACLcBGAs/s1600/A3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ocSvHefdGaA/Wgogk8h1-5I/AAAAAAAAYTA/ozp7CqpDQnw1c1bsXEICSA1tbz8_ML0vACLcBGAs/s640/A3.jpeg" width="426" height="640" data-original-width="1066" data-original-height="1600" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-atzBus0wcC4/WgogkNtQ_qI/AAAAAAAAYS8/CeG0B8QyL5sSOC5HqhuFaK1q60WdQUCRgCLcBGAs/s1600/A4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-atzBus0wcC4/WgogkNtQ_qI/AAAAAAAAYS8/CeG0B8QyL5sSOC5HqhuFaK1q60WdQUCRgCLcBGAs/s640/A4.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mGi0pGEhTEg/WgogmGfN-pI/AAAAAAAAYTE/a3ERyQuxIvQqJlHgLrLN_4fRYZK02eiJwCLcBGAs/s1600/A5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mGi0pGEhTEg/WgogmGfN-pI/AAAAAAAAYTE/a3ERyQuxIvQqJlHgLrLN_4fRYZK02eiJwCLcBGAs/s640/A5.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X1_P95BPiUo/WgognH4DFcI/AAAAAAAAYTI/R-RuF1Zr3l4LjiPLZXhLwoAxPxq6X1vYQCLcBGAs/s1600/A11.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X1_P95BPiUo/WgognH4DFcI/AAAAAAAAYTI/R-RuF1Zr3l4LjiPLZXhLwoAxPxq6X1vYQCLcBGAs/s640/A11.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e0R7Z-85Kkw/Wgogo4SWLjI/AAAAAAAAYTM/ihJ--nscsnIdQjmc4DzPAERRmh4E66VigCLcBGAs/s1600/A9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e0R7Z-85Kkw/Wgogo4SWLjI/AAAAAAAAYTM/ihJ--nscsnIdQjmc4DzPAERRmh4E66VigCLcBGAs/s640/A9.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><br />Photography by Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />Audrey-Lee clothing from Seed & Pumpkin Patch<br />Claire clothing from Spell Designs & Princess Polly<br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/DhDkP-mKZH0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/11/little-dahlia-my-sunshine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-89163201661831824052017-11-22T19:54:00.000+10:002017-11-22T19:57:15.059+10:00Dahlia: Rosetta<p align="Center"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zbUj-6H07uY/WgoX4QGsZJI/AAAAAAAAYRo/F0kBj-yJDwgH0KOk-kP3uq7R2bmWzSUJgCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography16_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zbUj-6H07uY/WgoX4QGsZJI/AAAAAAAAYRo/F0kBj-yJDwgH0KOk-kP3uq7R2bmWzSUJgCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography16_preview.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><br />One of my favourite Australian boutiques Princess Polly, has consistently brought the goods year in, year out. Whilst I'm not usually one for fast fashion, I know that if I want to be <b><i>on trend </i></b>there's only one place to go. I also love that no matter what the trend they always seem to have something to pair with my bohemian aesthetic. <br /><br />I love this dress because it's fun, short but not too short...<br />and chambray (the perfect lightweight ode to denim). <br /><br />The little flower embellishments are obviously inspired by Mexico, a place that I am yet to tick off my bucketlist, but will surely explore in the years to come. <br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PVyVOANlBgg/WgoX2N8I7OI/AAAAAAAAYRk/C7IWlnEJDRMir8oBz_gU-QmFYnv5wKNbwCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography17_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PVyVOANlBgg/WgoX2N8I7OI/AAAAAAAAYRk/C7IWlnEJDRMir8oBz_gU-QmFYnv5wKNbwCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography17_preview.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nlr2qw3hRwA/WgoXz0oFJtI/AAAAAAAAYRg/Rd5BeoQgsOg9GvLr2oQHmXmqV0pzsHPzwCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography18_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nlr2qw3hRwA/WgoXz0oFJtI/AAAAAAAAYRg/Rd5BeoQgsOg9GvLr2oQHmXmqV0pzsHPzwCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography18_preview.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><br />Photography - Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />Dress - <a href="https://www.princesspolly.com/tranquility-hunt-off-the-shoulder-dress">Princess Polly</a><br />Camera - Fuji<br />Shoes - Windsor Smith<br />Hat - Asos<br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/Q49X2ijYRS8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/11/dahlia-rosetta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-86418093413420204602017-11-17T07:06:00.000+10:002017-11-17T07:13:43.937+10:00Dahlia: Rainbow Serpent<p align="center"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eJXyvFuM1vM/WgoWdshcfhI/AAAAAAAAYQ8/fgEsM0r5qGURbKUo-RPzU6_22U1WH5_sgCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography13_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eJXyvFuM1vM/WgoWdshcfhI/AAAAAAAAYQ8/fgEsM0r5qGURbKUo-RPzU6_22U1WH5_sgCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography13_preview.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br />The land of generations past, the land of ancient tribes, the land that gives us everything we need but also needs our care in return. The land tells stories, tales of floods and droughts, harvest and new life.<br /><br />Here in Australia there is one of the oldest cultures of all time. Our Aboriginal tribes have been around for thousands of years, surviving off the land and sharing creation stories for generations. One of my favourite stories of the Dreamtime comes from Arnhem Land. It is the tale of the Rainbow Serpent, who came up from below the ground, and as he moved he shaped mountain and gorges, created valleys and rivers. When I look at this dress from the perfectly named Australian brand "Arnhem" I see the colours of the rainbow, and I am reminded of this tale that has survived the test of time.<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XZIKKs7xq8U/WgoWigzOHJI/AAAAAAAAYRA/FC6lpWSjF4Avk0apEeGDsLv6BhsZNeCtwCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography14_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XZIKKs7xq8U/WgoWigzOHJI/AAAAAAAAYRA/FC6lpWSjF4Avk0apEeGDsLv6BhsZNeCtwCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography14_preview.jpeg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pLfY8Gv0gWU/WgoWkkN0MfI/AAAAAAAAYRE/bHDJyfZu-xg9h3MLbSNGr2kTDI7PjNt7QCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography7_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pLfY8Gv0gWU/WgoWkkN0MfI/AAAAAAAAYRE/bHDJyfZu-xg9h3MLbSNGr2kTDI7PjNt7QCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography7_preview.jpeg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pLyTnqaKJ9Q/WgoWmNpLcgI/AAAAAAAAYRI/w1vfp5PZtnso9jTKwzSPVWgtIA8NBp32gCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography11_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pLyTnqaKJ9Q/WgoWmNpLcgI/AAAAAAAAYRI/w1vfp5PZtnso9jTKwzSPVWgtIA8NBp32gCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography11_preview.jpeg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FI_EOtTFKkM/WgoWorkWtsI/AAAAAAAAYRM/HD-fRbtGNOQbNQA3iRUxoHyfAof1BIg7gCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography8_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FI_EOtTFKkM/WgoWorkWtsI/AAAAAAAAYRM/HD-fRbtGNOQbNQA3iRUxoHyfAof1BIg7gCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography8_preview.jpeg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--HUunTZeegc/WgoWrfohRMI/AAAAAAAAYRQ/QzgJbwCqw2MxbYBjrjDKnUkWmkxfMD_bACLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography10_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--HUunTZeegc/WgoWrfohRMI/AAAAAAAAYRQ/QzgJbwCqw2MxbYBjrjDKnUkWmkxfMD_bACLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography10_preview.jpeg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IanWY2hrspw/WgoWsX-5lwI/AAAAAAAAYRU/Z5dXQx6QdGQt-axwxM5Xjby-CixcYj7XQCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography12_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IanWY2hrspw/WgoWsX-5lwI/AAAAAAAAYRU/Z5dXQx6QdGQt-axwxM5Xjby-CixcYj7XQCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography12_preview.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br />Dress by <a href=https://arnhem.co/collections/dresses/products/sinta-midi-dress-in-magenta"">Arnhem</a><br />Photography by Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/aNeWQ8JehAI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/11/dahlia-rainbow-serpent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-62850963543387801832017-11-15T06:59:00.000+10:002017-11-14T07:59:26.303+10:00Dahlia: Marigold<p align="center"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GOdDM6eZ5DM/WgoQn1mNhXI/AAAAAAAAYQk/TUOpvIl8nmQRAyiUCfHZycam13hvPu_nQCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography32_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GOdDM6eZ5DM/WgoQn1mNhXI/AAAAAAAAYQk/TUOpvIl8nmQRAyiUCfHZycam13hvPu_nQCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography32_preview.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><br />As Summer begins the dance in the wind, and on the plains of this ancient land, we prepare for the heat, the salt and the storms to come. We prepare for balmy evenings filled with sangria and tapas, salsa and firey sunsets. We prepare to embrace the sun, and to let our skin deepen in colour. This latest project Dahlia celebrates summer, but not a summer on the sand by the beach, a summer on the land, in the golds of the countryside, where Australia shines under the sun and the rain, where storms howl over the landscape and women dance barefoot in the fields. <br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ulpRHzW_01s/WgoQ_CmWe_I/AAAAAAAAYQo/CmSALqUMFskgooxswSGbRPRJDye7GAmfACLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography4_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ulpRHzW_01s/WgoQ_CmWe_I/AAAAAAAAYQo/CmSALqUMFskgooxswSGbRPRJDye7GAmfACLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography4_preview.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><br />This first chapter showcases some of the beautiful prints of Spell & The Gypsy Collective, a longtime favourite Australian brand of mine. Spell embraces the femininity of its female customers, and seeks inspiration from places all around the world, including the very landscape many of us call our home. The land of Dahlia.<br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Aixr-JK19Yo/WgoRAyc1wNI/AAAAAAAAYQs/cINpIbums2oGbbh0dx7odrqclFahzgEPwCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography5_preview.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Aixr-JK19Yo/WgoRAyc1wNI/AAAAAAAAYQs/cINpIbums2oGbbh0dx7odrqclFahzgEPwCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography5_preview.jpeg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1068" /></a><br />Dress - <a href="https://shop.spelldesigns.com.au/collections/dresses/products/etienne-maxi">Spell Designs</a><br />Playsuit - <a href="https://shop.spelldesigns.com.au/collections/playsuits-rompers/products/lolita-romper-bluebelle">Spell Designs</a><br />Jacket - Asos <br />Belt - Sportsgirl<br />Boots - Target<br />Photography - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katrinaleephoto_/">Katrina Lee Boultwood</a><br />&hearts;<br /><br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/J8DAPw9hg3s" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/11/dahlia-marigold.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-59048257957033497312017-09-27T07:01:00.000+10:002017-09-27T07:01:13.653+10:00Two Seasons<p align="center"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t0_fLNstDA0/WcmL3ch_XSI/AAAAAAAAYNg/Luq96nr-f2IX_G_OPFdKvf_l00TvqjhRQCLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t0_fLNstDA0/WcmL3ch_XSI/AAAAAAAAYNg/Luq96nr-f2IX_G_OPFdKvf_l00TvqjhRQCLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_07.jpg" width="427" height="640" data-original-width="1067" data-original-height="1600" /></a><br />Six months of her (well it's actually seven months now, but #mumlife). <br /><br />Two seasons of this radiant new soul filling our home with joy, teaching us about ourselves and the world around us more as the days go by. <br /><br />She rolls and commando crawls,<br />she gets into cupboards and smashes yoghurt down like it's a competition,<br />she growls and squeals. <br /><br />We fall in love with her over and over, as the seasons change and she shows us a little more of her personality. As Spring comes we await the next chapter, her first steps, the many food fights and days spent out in the sun picking flowers and singing those old nursery rhymes. <br /><br />To capture this moment in time with our darling Froggy we had my friend Natalie take some family photos, at home, where Audrey-Lee spends hours playing, sleeping and growing. <br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j_6IZOlU2Hc/WcmL5U4dnFI/AAAAAAAAYNk/FUDDpqoe1Qgv1gXIK-YtlL8EES2E6v46QCLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j_6IZOlU2Hc/WcmL5U4dnFI/AAAAAAAAYNk/FUDDpqoe1Qgv1gXIK-YtlL8EES2E6v46QCLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_15.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VSGE2nwat-o/WcmL8DZ7BfI/AAAAAAAAYNo/8DmJJ1yub-kYKgEKxVXkCrL0V1fLn_l-wCLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_17.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VSGE2nwat-o/WcmL8DZ7BfI/AAAAAAAAYNo/8DmJJ1yub-kYKgEKxVXkCrL0V1fLn_l-wCLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_17.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3vs4flWtL8E/WcmMDetY6LI/AAAAAAAAYNs/HKB2b-0ebYEhhQc7_dtbwH_DAQ32YoSRgCLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_23.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3vs4flWtL8E/WcmMDetY6LI/AAAAAAAAYNs/HKB2b-0ebYEhhQc7_dtbwH_DAQ32YoSRgCLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_23.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WW5xAcishwg/WcmMIV0NZYI/AAAAAAAAYNw/enmoUPKTN20Sx8QzzHFz7OCGzpfBIjplgCLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_28.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WW5xAcishwg/WcmMIV0NZYI/AAAAAAAAYNw/enmoUPKTN20Sx8QzzHFz7OCGzpfBIjplgCLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_28.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LhCaR0Ywb8M/WcmMM2QB8_I/AAAAAAAAYN0/y31dpLEBPh8BLNm1oEvm8Ue52xh53GSSgCLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_00.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LhCaR0Ywb8M/WcmMM2QB8_I/AAAAAAAAYN0/y31dpLEBPh8BLNm1oEvm8Ue52xh53GSSgCLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_00.jpg" width="427" height="640" data-original-width="1068" data-original-height="1600" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WYLDJL-wsmE/WcmMPy5v3NI/AAAAAAAAYN4/vPjWefHQuTc-yLbapGsrgl74JAds7MB0wCLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WYLDJL-wsmE/WcmMPy5v3NI/AAAAAAAAYN4/vPjWefHQuTc-yLbapGsrgl74JAds7MB0wCLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_12.jpg" width="427" height="640" data-original-width="1067" data-original-height="1600" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_TMRwbAXxKU/WcmMX-Hv2lI/AAAAAAAAYN8/Ry_R2xNXD98khS_DOYizrQZOrtNoIu_QQCLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_16.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_TMRwbAXxKU/WcmMX-Hv2lI/AAAAAAAAYN8/Ry_R2xNXD98khS_DOYizrQZOrtNoIu_QQCLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_16.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yBO0-uu3efA/WcmMcSfej6I/AAAAAAAAYOA/NmZRxti60scKTJn8Vn2R0xo60bjQnjUDQCLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_18.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yBO0-uu3efA/WcmMcSfej6I/AAAAAAAAYOA/NmZRxti60scKTJn8Vn2R0xo60bjQnjUDQCLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_18.jpg" width="427" height="640" data-original-width="1067" data-original-height="1600" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DP3cg9bOznA/WcmM1EdyDdI/AAAAAAAAYOE/ra9MIS9SksUiRXTyHH2rddwNZ1gagm4hQCLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_29.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DP3cg9bOznA/WcmM1EdyDdI/AAAAAAAAYOE/ra9MIS9SksUiRXTyHH2rddwNZ1gagm4hQCLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_29.jpg" width="640" height="436" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1091" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4T0-ULsLvXY/WcmM7SDLKdI/AAAAAAAAYOI/7jd306g5UPoA1MqeZAO9D5WNldg2ojViACLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_31.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4T0-ULsLvXY/WcmM7SDLKdI/AAAAAAAAYOI/7jd306g5UPoA1MqeZAO9D5WNldg2ojViACLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_31.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-huv5iktKQsk/WcmNAE7Q-6I/AAAAAAAAYOM/qywSbS6-7rMviL8HgVe3mmfvqW_3CHM0ACLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_25.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-huv5iktKQsk/WcmNAE7Q-6I/AAAAAAAAYOM/qywSbS6-7rMviL8HgVe3mmfvqW_3CHM0ACLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_25.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QN-xfPnDfSs/WcmNEMQdqkI/AAAAAAAAYOQ/59L2J5yf36UTCOiQuFy9cu52GyIK193ggCLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_34.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QN-xfPnDfSs/WcmNEMQdqkI/AAAAAAAAYOQ/59L2J5yf36UTCOiQuFy9cu52GyIK193ggCLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_34.jpg" width="427" height="640" data-original-width="1067" data-original-height="1600" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9YYIVB3S4cM/WcmNIbUNEWI/AAAAAAAAYOU/ag4qIME5zYsPz6aCJ8q8Xw6GJBYXFAhNACLcBGAs/s1600/Audrey-Lee6Mth_35.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9YYIVB3S4cM/WcmNIbUNEWI/AAAAAAAAYOU/ag4qIME5zYsPz6aCJ8q8Xw6GJBYXFAhNACLcBGAs/s640/Audrey-Lee6Mth_35.jpg" width="427" height="640" data-original-width="1067" data-original-height="1600" /></a><br />Photos by Natalie Duckett<br />Audrey-Lee onesie by Arnhem & Socks by Ma Mer<br />Claire top vintage & jeans by Sportsgirl<br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/b46u_rmLL-c" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/09/two-seasons.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-17108120857186584052017-07-25T07:04:00.000+10:002017-07-25T07:04:00.328+10:00Moonriver: Lady of The Lake<div align="center"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vvydwAE2ZZw/WWAuc--OSxI/AAAAAAAAYMU/-DiLendvTAkGXmJDRdSvsP5BUnp9ETsCQCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography14.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vvydwAE2ZZw/WWAuc--OSxI/AAAAAAAAYMU/-DiLendvTAkGXmJDRdSvsP5BUnp9ETsCQCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography14.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />One of the sweetest tragedies is someone who doesn't know how to dream, to imagine, to look beyond what is right in front of them. <br /><br />Some say the lady of the lake is a dreamer, caught up in fairytales, and a world that is not hers for the taking. <br /><br />Others say she is a wild thing that can't be tamed, that will never truly be understood. <br /><br />She is a woman who isn't afraid to explore and experience new things, new ideas, new realities. <br /><b><br />Moonriver, is for her.<br /></b><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Zm8VwSwtpk/WWAueNP6b1I/AAAAAAAAYMY/F8IfcScEkbgz173FZAhnP5XOv_f-T61GQCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography10.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Zm8VwSwtpk/WWAueNP6b1I/AAAAAAAAYMY/F8IfcScEkbgz173FZAhnP5XOv_f-T61GQCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography10.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div><div align="center"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">"Moon river, wider than a mile<br />I'm crossing you in style some day<br />Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker<br />Wherever you're going, I'm going your way<br /><br />Two drifters, off to see the world<br />There's such a lot of world to see<br />We're after the same rainbow's end, waiting, round the bend<br />My Huckleberry Friend, Moon River, and me"</span></i></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P7-NT9YD1Xw/WWAufjbG-TI/AAAAAAAAYMc/8FbO1nE2dzcqlPUsZRQ2fnmPcq7EIxFFQCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography15.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P7-NT9YD1Xw/WWAufjbG-TI/AAAAAAAAYMc/8FbO1nE2dzcqlPUsZRQ2fnmPcq7EIxFFQCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography15.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4EKrnTkB_pw/WWAuiarOWgI/AAAAAAAAYMg/kKm2kD4xgCIvkqSG8rfD3s8_AG_CBm5gACLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography11.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4EKrnTkB_pw/WWAuiarOWgI/AAAAAAAAYMg/kKm2kD4xgCIvkqSG8rfD3s8_AG_CBm5gACLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography11.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Moonriver inspired by the song of the same name<br /><br />Lyrics by Johnny Mercer<br />Photography by Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />Makeup by Kristy Wild<br />Dress worn as skirt - Spell Designs<br />Jumper - Vintage<br />Boots - Famous Footwear<br />Hat - Dotti<br />♥</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/QKc7hXQu6MU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/07/moonriver-lady-of-lake.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-71427871931854272932017-07-13T07:06:00.000+10:002017-07-13T07:06:00.237+10:00Moonriver: Scarlet<p align="Center"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JkAcms-zOvM/WWAwNqwYZhI/AAAAAAAAYMw/sBvya62HiFgSEnsu4WnclEyF_A61qiXfQCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography22.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JkAcms-zOvM/WWAwNqwYZhI/AAAAAAAAYMw/sBvya62HiFgSEnsu4WnclEyF_A61qiXfQCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography22.jpg" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1024" data-original-height="682" /></a><br />Can you guess who did it? <br /><br />Was it Mr Plum in the kitchen with the candlestick, or maybe Mrs Brown in the lounge with the rope? Or perhaps it was Miss Scarlet, a woman of fiery nature and a mind that wondered far away from where she'd ever been? <br /><br />People are often lost at sea, in times where the fog guides ships off course and men to worlds unknown. <br /><br />Could Miss Scarlet merely be the scapegoat for something much more sinister?<br /><br /><a href="https://www.kittendamour.com/">Kitten D'Amour</a>, an Australian brand that favours styles inspired by ages past, transforms women into the Monroe of their dreams, or the Hepburn they so admire. Their garments are sewn in a way that tells a tale, some of romance, some of lust and some, like the tale here... of suspense. <br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_2SWe-0hlQ/WWAwPrDg5qI/AAAAAAAAYM0/c3xX8s2vBMkMEMcBLyH23lqgiWv7Hks8QCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography25.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_2SWe-0hlQ/WWAwPrDg5qI/AAAAAAAAYM0/c3xX8s2vBMkMEMcBLyH23lqgiWv7Hks8QCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography25.jpg" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1024" data-original-height="682" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-23bloJ6fw2k/WWAwSOBWnQI/AAAAAAAAYM4/NzSXzqf1dHwsSyL6zV78vSTE-K1yTtB2wCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography20.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-23bloJ6fw2k/WWAwSOBWnQI/AAAAAAAAYM4/NzSXzqf1dHwsSyL6zV78vSTE-K1yTtB2wCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography20.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><br />Dress - Kitten D'Amour<br />Heels - Famous Footwear<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1suqW3khkeQ/WWAwTS31OdI/AAAAAAAAYM8/S9x4dWw8e6gLB-jvioaZ997JOdy7QXPfACLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography21.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1suqW3khkeQ/WWAwTS31OdI/AAAAAAAAYM8/S9x4dWw8e6gLB-jvioaZ997JOdy7QXPfACLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography21.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><br />Photography by Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />Makeup by Kristy Wild<br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/4X5T5kwxlW8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/07/moonriver-scarlet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-3405551644707086412017-07-07T06:45:00.000+10:002017-07-07T06:45:10.728+10:00Moonriver: The Bay<p align="center"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WHHYW4L16-Y/WVtiQAoESvI/AAAAAAAAYL4/gViYkdON-oMrFcMsHafC32YtdeViEMcNACLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography3.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WHHYW4L16-Y/WVtiQAoESvI/AAAAAAAAYL4/gViYkdON-oMrFcMsHafC32YtdeViEMcNACLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography3.jpg" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1024" data-original-height="682" /></a><br />A place that is so un-mistakenly built for Winter, Melbourne is coated with a sheet of fog most mornings and as the days get shorter, Moonriver seems to whisper over the waves of the bay and I layer myself in shades of cream and tan. These frozen mornings where the blue of the sky reflects on the water below and the once bustling jetty is silent, sitting, waiting, for seasons to come. <br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o1E2t-C8mSQ/WVtiRb_ZsYI/AAAAAAAAYL8/LkOe_DFqd44_lhXWrjFZOrzujtbEUEhOwCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography5.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o1E2t-C8mSQ/WVtiRb_ZsYI/AAAAAAAAYL8/LkOe_DFqd44_lhXWrjFZOrzujtbEUEhOwCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography5.jpg" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1024" data-original-height="682" /></a><br />Dress - Spell Designs<br />Knit - Atmosphere<br />Beanie - Sportsgirl<br />Shoes - Rubi Shoes<br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D_76-NGBJng/WVtiSsaCAvI/AAAAAAAAYMA/5HsLlcv6qJgs4BtaxvUsQ8OCDLEwH52ZgCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D_76-NGBJng/WVtiSsaCAvI/AAAAAAAAYMA/5HsLlcv6qJgs4BtaxvUsQ8OCDLEwH52ZgCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography1.jpg" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1024" data-original-height="682" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l69Hil1MA7U/WVtiXGzhZII/AAAAAAAAYME/o26nmiYFdbwCeQj3DAd0KNuvBUhdeF1wgCLcBGAs/s1600/KatrinaLeePhotography6.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l69Hil1MA7U/WVtiXGzhZII/AAAAAAAAYME/o26nmiYFdbwCeQj3DAd0KNuvBUhdeF1wgCLcBGAs/s640/KatrinaLeePhotography6.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><br />Photography by Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />Makeup by Kristy Wild<br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/0OYTAa9b_Zg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/07/moonriver-bay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-2547510102427301082017-05-12T07:52:00.000+10:002017-05-12T12:41:28.349+10:00Love your mother<div align="center"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MfCIIPUmplk/WOgotJvAtXI/AAAAAAAAYJs/lYBT0gVXrjkydi8oXq9ddNGO7qiB6I2kgCLcB/s1600/C_J_18.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MfCIIPUmplk/WOgotJvAtXI/AAAAAAAAYJs/lYBT0gVXrjkydi8oXq9ddNGO7qiB6I2kgCLcB/s640/C_J_18.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />There comes a special time each year where we celebrate the importance of a very special person, or people in our lives, our mothers. For Australians this Sunday is that special day. A day where florists will be bustling, brunch outings had and handmade gifts prepared. <br /><br />For me this day has always been one to mark, as I have for many years had three special mothers in my life. <a href="http://www.fashionsweethart.com/2015/05/an-ode-to-mother.html">My darling mother Tara</a> who I adore, and has showered me with love and wisdom from day one. My lovely godmother Leita, who I have turned to in times of crisis, no matter how small, for guidance or a deep and meaningful over dark chocolate and red wine. My nanna Lee, who showed me strength and compassion right up until the day she died, and still remains in my thoughts and dreams as a fearless wonder. She was such an influence over my life that I have named my own daughter after my nanna Lee.<br /><br />This year, I look to these women and thank them for what they have given me. Now a mother myself I know that my own success as a mother will have been assisted by what I learned from these women. I feel in my heart that although I will make choices and be given challenges different from the mothers I have known and loved, they will be there to help me, earthside or in spirit every step of the way.<br /><br />This year, my family will celebrate me and I have asked my husband that we spend the day just the three of us, soaking up one another and our darling pixie who is getting brighter and more animated every day. <br /><br />(I've also requested a cliche mother's day gift, like a dressing gown or colourful mug because I'm all for corny and afterall it is my first Mother's Day) <br /><br />This year, I would like to extend a thank you to the mothers out there, who have come to be mothers through having their own children, or being part of another child's tribe. <br /><br />May we love these children with our whole hearts, and love ourselves as well. <br />May we recognise our blessings and celebrate our joys.<br />May we silence the inner critic.<br />May we smile.<br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Sku_tMgrZs/WOgowc6edUI/AAAAAAAAYJw/gqMr1elu95w5r9LdIayvV74Rzd1AHoiEgCLcB/s1600/C_J_17.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Sku_tMgrZs/WOgowc6edUI/AAAAAAAAYJw/gqMr1elu95w5r9LdIayvV74Rzd1AHoiEgCLcB/s640/C_J_17.jpg" width="427" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PVJg-CyOfcM/WOgoyEuq9PI/AAAAAAAAYJ0/X2k_Nk6IznQviPhEV2yUXHxswBCHUdEOgCLcB/s1600/C_J_15.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PVJg-CyOfcM/WOgoyEuq9PI/AAAAAAAAYJ0/X2k_Nk6IznQviPhEV2yUXHxswBCHUdEOgCLcB/s640/C_J_15.jpg" width="427" /></a><br />These photos were from our family shoot when Audrey-Lee was only five weeks old, which seems like a lifetime ago now. I kept them in my back pocket to share on this special occasion. Three generations of women together as one.<br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MzmQTtMIbrM/WOgozxIVBFI/AAAAAAAAYJ4/9uaUXpZ66jUgYRgMPHrZVgzRiiIo4zn7QCLcB/s1600/C_J_19.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MzmQTtMIbrM/WOgozxIVBFI/AAAAAAAAYJ4/9uaUXpZ66jUgYRgMPHrZVgzRiiIo4zn7QCLcB/s640/C_J_19.jpg" width="427" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qrRjxxNvC2k/WOgo2MKw6lI/AAAAAAAAYJ8/B2pEKsyEE3U40fCx1QLSbnrUSiFpyfopACLcB/s1600/C_J_21.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qrRjxxNvC2k/WOgo2MKw6lI/AAAAAAAAYJ8/B2pEKsyEE3U40fCx1QLSbnrUSiFpyfopACLcB/s640/C_J_21.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Photos with my mother and my daughter...<br />by Natalie Duckett<br />♥</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/_Mps6_3jWb4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/05/love-your-mother.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-64059993990295248432017-04-08T09:58:00.002+10:002017-04-08T20:57:41.585+10:00My Tribe: The Early Days<div align="Center"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-repMbHreCV0/WOjBjDReIOI/AAAAAAAAYKU/P_GwJPrx2IYo_GMWIKAHWfrK_cQ4hsNEACLcB/s1600/C_J_09.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-repMbHreCV0/WOjBjDReIOI/AAAAAAAAYKU/P_GwJPrx2IYo_GMWIKAHWfrK_cQ4hsNEACLcB/s640/C_J_09.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Today my baby girl is six weeks old, and more lovely than ever. Over the past few weeks she has grown from a little newborn, silent and naive to our little human who recognises her loved ones, smiles when she is leaving presents in her nappies and pulls at her mumma's hair. She is mesmerised by lights, trees and the breeze on her face when we are outside. Her collection of soft toys is starting to get a work out as she enjoys blowing bubbles at her crocodile, elephant and pig (the rest remain rejected in her toy basket for now). <br /><br />Of all the roles I have taken on, mother is by far my favourite. She may test me on occasion, but she inspires me more than I could have ever imagined. There is certainly something to say for that bond between parent and child, so strong and yet so soft and humble at once. Amongst everything else I have truly enjoyed watching her interact with my own parents, who have showered her with nothing but love and affection since she came into this world. <br /><br />Recently my girlfriend Tillie offered to take some photos of my little tribe, an opportunity of which I would have been silly to pass up. We decided to meet at the gardens near our house last Saturday to capture a moment in time. A moment of which Audrey-Lee spent her time sleep and snuggling into us, her people.<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0aGBZsxsX7o/WOgiwZQpbiI/AAAAAAAAYIw/Nd4wjwt3RDceW7Gj5ryfHl2Zh56WLBQWwCLcB/s1600/C_J_36.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0aGBZsxsX7o/WOgiwZQpbiI/AAAAAAAAYIw/Nd4wjwt3RDceW7Gj5ryfHl2Zh56WLBQWwCLcB/s640/C_J_36.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UYG4irI6Yl8/WOjBs2Ne0BI/AAAAAAAAYKg/DTeA0IpvbtIoWsuqO-In69S5uL9zq1tGwCLcB/s1600/C_J_13.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UYG4irI6Yl8/WOjBs2Ne0BI/AAAAAAAAYKg/DTeA0IpvbtIoWsuqO-In69S5uL9zq1tGwCLcB/s640/C_J_13.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iC5WfHJDgd0/WOgi69pEeuI/AAAAAAAAYI0/Mg-NRga-twwZXa8ZFSerWWmSQd5rMqAOgCLcB/s1600/C_J_37.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iC5WfHJDgd0/WOgi69pEeuI/AAAAAAAAYI0/Mg-NRga-twwZXa8ZFSerWWmSQd5rMqAOgCLcB/s640/C_J_37.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--20dpNKW7lc/WOgjDLcBiRI/AAAAAAAAYI8/OYViDy6bP0QXHmHswoyYUkytfnZGtrDhwCLcB/s1600/C_J_29.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--20dpNKW7lc/WOgjDLcBiRI/AAAAAAAAYI8/OYViDy6bP0QXHmHswoyYUkytfnZGtrDhwCLcB/s640/C_J_29.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EmxqIYpoEIE/WOgjE-1_FMI/AAAAAAAAYJA/J8Dm53EIpEEogDMJHZxrg6GW6Geps0uyQCLcB/s1600/C_J_23.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EmxqIYpoEIE/WOgjE-1_FMI/AAAAAAAAYJA/J8Dm53EIpEEogDMJHZxrg6GW6Geps0uyQCLcB/s640/C_J_23.jpg" width="427" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N1B6x0btCWo/WOjBqGi_81I/AAAAAAAAYKc/mFIdn_HrQ-ADb_aebtYAGriuVVA4Ax-IwCLcB/s1600/C_J_36.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N1B6x0btCWo/WOjBqGi_81I/AAAAAAAAYKc/mFIdn_HrQ-ADb_aebtYAGriuVVA4Ax-IwCLcB/s640/C_J_36.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AoQme6ENvdA/WOjBobur9JI/AAAAAAAAYKY/z84M44WluIAPAGOujGPldQ8wfOR0F93BQCLcB/s1600/C_J_03.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AoQme6ENvdA/WOjBobur9JI/AAAAAAAAYKY/z84M44WluIAPAGOujGPldQ8wfOR0F93BQCLcB/s640/C_J_03.jpg" width="427" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-95AdreMCzrU/WOgjG0PBU2I/AAAAAAAAYJE/B5esre1jdAQLiKTZXurzbgjmug_71oY7gCLcB/s1600/C_J_27.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-95AdreMCzrU/WOgjG0PBU2I/AAAAAAAAYJE/B5esre1jdAQLiKTZXurzbgjmug_71oY7gCLcB/s640/C_J_27.jpg" width="427" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IC75NwcIBS4/WOgjJit7y9I/AAAAAAAAYJI/XuaWD1bmZlI1DBxlBxJO2vxgjDPtqZ_lwCLcB/s1600/C_J_33.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IC75NwcIBS4/WOgjJit7y9I/AAAAAAAAYJI/XuaWD1bmZlI1DBxlBxJO2vxgjDPtqZ_lwCLcB/s640/C_J_33.jpg" width="427" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--vF0fmvvjt0/WOgjNN7lroI/AAAAAAAAYJM/8Gid77-vigkYP19rLCkRVAPOuvqGunAsQCLcB/s1600/C_J_38.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--vF0fmvvjt0/WOgjNN7lroI/AAAAAAAAYJM/8Gid77-vigkYP19rLCkRVAPOuvqGunAsQCLcB/s640/C_J_38.jpg" width="427" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TnzlHWA5qDo/WOgjOunlrEI/AAAAAAAAYJQ/J8Jiyc9TIFwXdHt-M1dw77feJVo8BD5CgCLcB/s1600/C_J_02.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TnzlHWA5qDo/WOgjOunlrEI/AAAAAAAAYJQ/J8Jiyc9TIFwXdHt-M1dw77feJVo8BD5CgCLcB/s640/C_J_02.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aMtdeRenMRs/WOgjTcyccFI/AAAAAAAAYJU/hplUOTJiHd0eEIbit_sFwzur9Vz-ML6kgCLcB/s1600/C_J_04.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aMtdeRenMRs/WOgjTcyccFI/AAAAAAAAYJU/hplUOTJiHd0eEIbit_sFwzur9Vz-ML6kgCLcB/s640/C_J_04.jpg" width="427" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_jL-BWpYf_0/WOgjVR16TtI/AAAAAAAAYJY/6BfckiNNlmYrkFdATSlmYomFfeNw_AdWwCLcB/s1600/C_J_08.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_jL-BWpYf_0/WOgjVR16TtI/AAAAAAAAYJY/6BfckiNNlmYrkFdATSlmYomFfeNw_AdWwCLcB/s640/C_J_08.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="Center">Photos by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thepoppycreative/?pnref=lhc">Natalie Duckett. </a></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/LfiLAgiZvwQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/04/my-tribe-early-days.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-58971338159627728222017-03-20T10:17:00.000+10:002017-04-08T09:58:41.565+10:00Cub Diaries - Audrey-Lee<p align="center"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x86CPEvKTU8/WMTQjY1AGQI/AAAAAAAAYIA/fAUVWchCfy4Qdc9TK2IAA_dGy_ybp74xgCLcB/s1600/IMG_5697.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x86CPEvKTU8/WMTQjY1AGQI/AAAAAAAAYIA/fAUVWchCfy4Qdc9TK2IAA_dGy_ybp74xgCLcB/s640/IMG_5697.JPG" width="640" height="640" /></a><br />I've sat down to write this update more than a handful of times over the past couple of weeks, and I've really struggled to conquer my words. I want to tell the world how wonderful life is now that my darling girl is finally in my arms, but I also don't want to shadow the magic that is my relationship with my husband. I want to try to put into words how the love I have for my daughter is so strong, so pure, so raw and true, and yet I am struggling to describe just how I feel, because truly the feelings I have are beyond indescribable. <br /><br />On the 25th of February, after a lengthy and traumatic pregnancy and birth experience, our Cub arrived safely Earthside and suddenly everything else surrounding her, surrounding us, became so obsolete. Almost immediately my husband and I were in tears, simply overwhelmed by her presence. That first newborn cry had both of us blubbering like fools. I can remember my husband confirming that she was our Audrey-Lee (we had this name in our sights from early in the pregnancy, but had back up names just incase it didn't suit her) as he beamed like any new father would. I have never seen him so happy, so glad and so overwhelmed by emotion, and it was so beautiful to see him hold her for the first time. <br /><br />When she was put on my chest for our first cuddle she looked at me with eyes that told me she knew who I was. That moment was another I will forever cherish. <br /><br />The past three weeks have been full of some of the most amazing times of my life, and some of the hardest. As we get used to this new "normal", I'm learning more about my little girl and about myself, not only as her mother, but as a woman. Unsolicited advice is being thrown about like confetti, and the amount of comments about a second baby has been truly overwhelming, but I'm just taking it all in my stride. For me, all that matters now is that my daughter, my husband and I are happy and healthy. The rest can be banked for later. <br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j0GVwdjjs4g/WM8ZIlgG_RI/AAAAAAAAYIU/XG4voytNfnwi2anrt76ygsKQDKC3FgCYgCLcB/s1600/17352175_10155845015419018_7378575792525580486_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j0GVwdjjs4g/WM8ZIlgG_RI/AAAAAAAAYIU/XG4voytNfnwi2anrt76ygsKQDKC3FgCYgCLcB/s640/17352175_10155845015419018_7378575792525580486_n.jpg" width="512" height="640" /></a><br />Thank you to the family and friends who have made their well wishes felt by visits, deliveries of sushi or other sustenance or heart felt messages. I feel so grateful that my tribe is surrounded by so many thoughtful souls. <br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HHoKfUZCjSY/WMTQkeTXHWI/AAAAAAAAYIE/yNMwK3wn0Lg1Z-hYnf7T-a3Xm10Jd29BwCLcB/s1600/IMG_5723.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HHoKfUZCjSY/WMTQkeTXHWI/AAAAAAAAYIE/yNMwK3wn0Lg1Z-hYnf7T-a3Xm10Jd29BwCLcB/s640/IMG_5723.JPG" width="640" height="480" /></a><br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/UZNwAzi7Mdc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/03/cub-diaries-audrey-lee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-58625571428359043692017-02-23T07:36:00.000+10:002017-02-23T07:36:12.975+10:00Cub Diaries - The Third Trimester<p align="center"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9fC65DXT3ZQ/WK37KhB8PbI/AAAAAAAAYHM/Bu37lYQWLso6ESl3y9SCEx4qfPuZ7MIqwCLcB/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9fC65DXT3ZQ/WK37KhB8PbI/AAAAAAAAYHM/Bu37lYQWLso6ESl3y9SCEx4qfPuZ7MIqwCLcB/s640/2.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />Responding to every phone call and text message with "no, no baby yet." must be a sign that I'm overdue, but here I am 38 weeks pregnant and I've still got two weeks until Cub's due date. I'll be honest, I'm trying not to go insane, between not being able to get comfortable, dealing with late pregnancy onset nausea and strangers telling me I'm baked, combined with two too good to be true false labour experiences. Yeah, pregnancy is a blast, especially the last month.<br /><br />I've been on maternity leave since the end of January, and finding myself feeling stuck, without the energy to go on adventures, and without the stimulation of work to keep my mind satisfied. I had been studying up until the start of February, but now I've stripped all that away, for a time that should allegedly be filled up with nesting. With a nursery already decked out, a house that I keep tidy and organised even at the worst of times and drawers filled to the brim with freshly washed little baby socks and onesies, there's not much more I can do. I've most recently tasked myself with finding the most appropriate, darling cactus for our balcony, so we shall see how long that entertains me. <br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1svFEEPGswc/WK37KwXBiSI/AAAAAAAAYHQ/dDyUwv2UnuUZsN9oja1BzGNqf1vMJnJGwCLcB/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1svFEEPGswc/WK37KwXBiSI/AAAAAAAAYHQ/dDyUwv2UnuUZsN9oja1BzGNqf1vMJnJGwCLcB/s640/1.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />Taking a step back from my current state of impatient, bored anguish, this past three months has been filled with some of the most amazing moments and some of the most horrific. In December, just as I was transitioning into the third trimester, I was hospitalised with a suspected preterm labour. My body took me through some intensive contractions, which thankfully stopped when given a stern talking to by my obstetrician. You can never be prepared for the moment someone tells you that your baby may be coming, three months early, and have a such and such percent chance of survival. It was one of the scariest nights of my life, but we came through, and little Cub is still tucked up in my womb ten weeks later.<br /><br />The next month saw me settle down a little bit, at the hospitals request. I had to push aside unnecessary stress, and focus on relaxing. I did prenatal yoga. I slept in on weekends. I reduced my social calendar. <br /><br />Then only a few weeks ago, I was in hospital again, with a severe case of stomach bug. If five days with no food, two days of consistent vomiting, four bags of fluids and one iron infusion have showed me anything it's that my body can withstand alot and still nurture my Cub. Whilst I was feeling like death, she was happily growing away, with not a care in the world. If I didn't have a respect for what my body was capable of already, that experience certainly would have shone the light on the miracle of pregnancy.<br /><br />Now I'm back home, awaiting the signs of my little girl's journey Earthside. With each contraction, each lower back twinge, each movement, I anticipate her arrival. Whilst it is difficult waiting, I have to trust that she knows the right time and isn't just doing this to keep me from poached eggs and sushi.<br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ozy3Ui853Es/WK37AddaOzI/AAAAAAAAYHI/ITDTw-efTeQsQukL91Qgb-A4XlRunr9kACLcB/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ozy3Ui853Es/WK37AddaOzI/AAAAAAAAYHI/ITDTw-efTeQsQukL91Qgb-A4XlRunr9kACLcB/s640/3.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5JtyTvTGOgU/WK37MdTVhdI/AAAAAAAAYHU/ldlipIV9-cELlx-UCrgCW37ZLMGJL7qWACLcB/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5JtyTvTGOgU/WK37MdTVhdI/AAAAAAAAYHU/ldlipIV9-cELlx-UCrgCW37ZLMGJL7qWACLcB/s640/4.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />Photos by Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />Dress from Spell Designs<br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/9bQm-ZF3KuM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/02/cub-diaries-third-trimester.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-72659177234990006872017-02-13T12:11:00.000+10:002017-02-13T12:11:40.652+10:00New Zealand Escape<p align="Center"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ykUKtm0MQiU/WIg2XvpL1mI/AAAAAAAAYCA/ePZI9KNFZiMGevp4K3WCBLKf_eR80-jlgCLcB/s1600/IMG_9937.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ykUKtm0MQiU/WIg2XvpL1mI/AAAAAAAAYCA/ePZI9KNFZiMGevp4K3WCBLKf_eR80-jlgCLcB/s640/IMG_9937.JPG" width="640" height="480" /></a><br /><br />Here are some real latergrams from August, and our birthday trip to New Zealand. <br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jCxhUeIS3BM/WIgz5AStIXI/AAAAAAAAYAE/_4Dfs-JGkMwFIHKXcdKsavSuBxinqFJogCLcB/s1600/IMG_9670.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jCxhUeIS3BM/WIgz5AStIXI/AAAAAAAAYAE/_4Dfs-JGkMwFIHKXcdKsavSuBxinqFJogCLcB/s640/IMG_9670.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rq6OaNNe78U/WIgz4j2FzbI/AAAAAAAAYAA/ZPW-kAQsz-E6jsUtUEtW7695PT7QVUAhQCLcB/s1600/IMG_9671.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rq6OaNNe78U/WIgz4j2FzbI/AAAAAAAAYAA/ZPW-kAQsz-E6jsUtUEtW7695PT7QVUAhQCLcB/s640/IMG_9671.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cp1ipK0IqIc/WIgz4dRvJpI/AAAAAAAAX_8/CS28yqglvrUlZgxvUEfO_YTuEdgQuTYNwCLcB/s1600/IMG_9672.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cp1ipK0IqIc/WIgz4dRvJpI/AAAAAAAAX_8/CS28yqglvrUlZgxvUEfO_YTuEdgQuTYNwCLcB/s640/IMG_9672.jpg" width="480" height="640" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8rpilkulx3s/WIg0I3XvY6I/AAAAAAAAYAI/nmjORdkT2ignLAWJpUBJxwgzrDaeZx6YgCLcB/s1600/IMG_9679.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" 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src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l-kyiqsz_lc/WIg2DI-6A8I/AAAAAAAAYBs/Ni0LIHkDPRwji6symHKN5S6fuVilDjGLACLcB/s640/IMG_9895.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p85RqTFg97I/WIg2H4_gwMI/AAAAAAAAYB0/rb2Q1McFJ9kRNOriMnQ5cxf2STl-aLS5wCLcB/s1600/IMG_9902.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p85RqTFg97I/WIg2H4_gwMI/AAAAAAAAYB0/rb2Q1McFJ9kRNOriMnQ5cxf2STl-aLS5wCLcB/s640/IMG_9902.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h6lDn9bLuTc/WIg2ayjzjWI/AAAAAAAAYCE/DTz6NsAW5uQ0IB2pFq_twLYDjy-9fdkKQCLcB/s1600/IMG_9969.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h6lDn9bLuTc/WIg2ayjzjWI/AAAAAAAAYCE/DTz6NsAW5uQ0IB2pFq_twLYDjy-9fdkKQCLcB/s640/IMG_9969.JPG" width="640" height="480" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ggLPupZ32k/WIg2b0DAr9I/AAAAAAAAYCI/2g3u2e6967UsmkM5iYlnnUF7HGZafoDZQCLcB/s1600/IMG_9974.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6ggLPupZ32k/WIg2b0DAr9I/AAAAAAAAYCI/2g3u2e6967UsmkM5iYlnnUF7HGZafoDZQCLcB/s640/IMG_9974.JPG" width="640" height="480" /></a><br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/U-oVnAwG-HA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/02/new-zealand-escape.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-7306867347094353332017-01-11T06:46:00.000+10:002017-01-11T06:46:06.234+10:00The Road to Queenstown <p align="center"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TIz5eGaJRWY/WHBcrHZ6C6I/AAAAAAAAX3s/jg_kBPHV6foC419M6Oza43Ngw4QtXRxCACLcB/s1600/IMG_9531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TIz5eGaJRWY/WHBcrHZ6C6I/AAAAAAAAX3s/jg_kBPHV6foC419M6Oza43Ngw4QtXRxCACLcB/s640/IMG_9531.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />Because I like to mix things up, I'm sharing some glorious wintery vibes from our trip to New Zealand in the middle of an Australian Summer. Partly because so many people I know have just celebrated a white Christmas somewhere from afar, and partly because I've not shared any of my travel diaries from New Zealand yet. <br /><br />Back in August, we ventured to the south island of New Zealand, when I was 9 weeks pregnant, for a winter celebration of the birthdays of both my darling husband and I. Each year we go somewhere new and having visited the desert in 2015, it made perfect sense to build snowmen in 2016. The drive to Queenstown from Christchurch took longer than anticipated, as we picked the hire car up at 6:30am and didn't arrive at our destination until well after 4pm. 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src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EteDd1NeRXE/WHBhYGvPZPI/AAAAAAAAX5w/YkpacNKKXWkIAIRduYTJBSwjNZKVW7VSwCLcB/s640/IMG_9630.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TH6ImSzsw8A/WHBhiIhs91I/AAAAAAAAX50/hZGhxDvdCY03Ovgu3otp-QhHzZstFxmfgCLcB/s1600/IMG_9633.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TH6ImSzsw8A/WHBhiIhs91I/AAAAAAAAX50/hZGhxDvdCY03Ovgu3otp-QhHzZstFxmfgCLcB/s640/IMG_9633.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3djBrS6Y0-c/WHBh6UODecI/AAAAAAAAX58/eaVbm6jK_noLDrtyJvdZOE59ByS29bvjgCLcB/s1600/IMG_9645.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3djBrS6Y0-c/WHBh6UODecI/AAAAAAAAX58/eaVbm6jK_noLDrtyJvdZOE59ByS29bvjgCLcB/s640/IMG_9645.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8BzHA2VJzcA/WHBh8MkNqgI/AAAAAAAAX6A/z0z4JpW5UawHDfHmamZDXy40ReZbl0Z-gCLcB/s1600/IMG_9652.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8BzHA2VJzcA/WHBh8MkNqgI/AAAAAAAAX6A/z0z4JpW5UawHDfHmamZDXy40ReZbl0Z-gCLcB/s640/IMG_9652.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />&hearts;<br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/pZn2Qab8Cw0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/01/the-road-to-queenstown.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-57649148375625201262017-01-04T06:10:00.000+10:002017-01-10T10:47:30.919+10:00Cub Diaries - The Second Trimester<p align="center"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hq6IvJC88_o/WFdbzCQYT8I/AAAAAAAAXy4/zXwpzQf-zzYfwLP1Ny5fNQ_75BMTZK1-gCLcB/s1600/15181361_10155434694844018_3042279949689689282_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hq6IvJC88_o/WFdbzCQYT8I/AAAAAAAAXy4/zXwpzQf-zzYfwLP1Ny5fNQ_75BMTZK1-gCLcB/s640/15181361_10155434694844018_3042279949689689282_n.jpg" width="640" height="640" /></a><br />It's been a while since I've written a pregnancy reflection, and here I am finally looking to the second trimester, whilst I am almost half way through the third trimester. Better late than never you may think? Well, I'm usually the sort that thinks if you're going to be late why bother at all? Being punctual is something I have always commended myself on, and yet because of foggy pregnancy brain, a lengthy to do list and trying to wrap up my studies before our little girl gets here I've let the story telling slip. <br /><br />Thank you to everyone who has been so considerate and understanding these past few months. To the friends I've forgotten to text back, the colleagues I've repeated the same request to and my darling husband who has dealt with the brunt of this so called pregnancy brain. Seriously without Jarrod I'd be more of a mess than I already am.<br /><br />The second trimester was plagued with more nausea and morning sickness, like a never ending hangover without the exciting story behind it. I had been told new symptoms would rear their ugly heads, and that I'd start to really <B>POP</B> and whilst these were true, the others symptoms did not subside as predicted. I had intense migraines that would last for hours, only to be relieved with a nice big upchuck. I experienced the first signs of braxton hicks and uterus cramping. I spent many a morning dreading the staircase at work which more often than not plunged me into a dizzy, pre-faint state. <br /><br />Yes, pregnancy is beautiful. Seriously it's amazing and incredible, and there's nothing quite like it. The feeling of being so tired, so sore and so faint that you could almost collapse into a heap and sleep for days, paired with the little kicks and fist pumps from within that make you feel like a super hero. <br /><br />Waiting for the end result, the prize that will make this nine month battle worth it, and will have me questioning why I ever dared complain.<br /><br />xx<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/Wdi6fw9qy7s" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2017/01/cub-diaries-second-trimester.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-45857339107563484692016-12-31T10:19:00.000+10:002017-12-31T11:12:51.383+10:002 0 1 6: Patience<div align="center"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gBStZ7Uumlk/WGMIQ337doI/AAAAAAAAX08/aASCQK_hJ4kNlmxENTuh6EzokoEcKDDgwCLcB/s1600/4%2B2.jpg"><img src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gBStZ7Uumlk/WGMIQ337doI/AAAAAAAAX08/aASCQK_hJ4kNlmxENTuh6EzokoEcKDDgwCLcB/s640/4%2B2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />This year has been a big one for myself and my family. The year came with it sadness, hope, anticipation and joy. We lost a dear family member, learnt we were going to be parents and discovered new places. We danced, we laughed and we cried. But all in all I could sum the past year up in one word: Patience. <br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IlDuEeCE9Do/WGMIPVJcAjI/AAAAAAAAX04/QIFcbY3U1LgTh4KpIjoZQOFlDfQfZNlcQCLcB/s1600/1%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IlDuEeCE9Do/WGMIPVJcAjI/AAAAAAAAX04/QIFcbY3U1LgTh4KpIjoZQOFlDfQfZNlcQCLcB/s640/1%2B2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />I end 2016 today by my husbands side down at our favourite place in Victoria, Torquay. We decided a while ago to spend a couple of days over the transition to 2017 to celebrate our tribe as it is, and as it will soon be. Some call this a baby moon, a time to share with your partner, in a different place, just being together. It's very different from the new years eve that was had last year.<br /><br />2016 began with myself sitting on the beach with my two best friends, after one too many jugs of Sangria. We cheered in the new year and vowed to one another that it would be the best yet, and in many ways it has been. My darling husband took on a management opportunity at work for a period of time, and whilst he decided it wasn't for him, I am so proud of him for testing out something different. Zachary got promoted at his job in Brisbane, and moved in to a stellar bachelor apartment right on the city's doorstep. He opened himself up to new friendships, and started further study to help him reach his five year goals.<br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4GiB7fqTD7I/V2cXRjAzlCI/AAAAAAAAXgM/769eUoNYsD8ljQSK9xWaQzjs1hXDbgxVgCPcB/s1600/3%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4GiB7fqTD7I/V2cXRjAzlCI/AAAAAAAAXgM/769eUoNYsD8ljQSK9xWaQzjs1hXDbgxVgCPcB/s640/3%2B2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />In April Jarrod and I moved from the bustling St Kilda to it's neighbourhood suburb of Elwood, full of Lorna Jane clad, almond latte drinking residents and many more families. It's been a welcome change, swapping the sounds of drunks staggering home well past midnight with birds chirping outside our window. We had decided a time ago that we didn't want to start our family where we were living, for various reasons, but we did want easy access to all the places we had come to love in that neighbourhood. We still live close enough to walk to the beach, and our favourite haunts in St Kilda, but our new place feels much more like a family home in a location bursting with prams and soccer balls.<br /><br />Soon after, in July we found out we were pregnant with our little Cub. For those still wondering, yes the pregnancy was totally planned, and wanted. She's been in our sights for a while now, and as I write this at 30 weeks I am eager with anticipation for her arrival Earthside. Finding out we are going to be parents has got to be one of the most life altering experiences ever. There's nothing quite like it, and I must practice patience over the next two months, and then of course for many moons to come as we take on our new role as parents.<br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fpcp80AYgRY/V2aDJT0vBtI/AAAAAAAAXeQ/v6IiwQBw9QUZvm-vqhpie52i2cquAvOYACPcB/s1600/2%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fpcp80AYgRY/V2aDJT0vBtI/AAAAAAAAXeQ/v6IiwQBw9QUZvm-vqhpie52i2cquAvOYACPcB/s640/2%2B1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />This year I managed to return to my favourite festival So Frenchy, So Chic at Werribee Mansion, and also checked out the Queenscliff festival just outside Geelong for the first time. Both were great days spent with my husband, chilling out to fresh folky vibes, eating tasty treats from food trucks and getting sunburnt. I also spent a fabulous day at our local festival St Kilda Festival on Valentines Day, wrapping the evening up with a set from The Grates.<br /><br />We visited family in Brisbane in January, and then again in May. I managed some trips in November and December as well for various events, including a special pre-christmas luncheon with my external family. In June we returned to Sydney for my uncle's 50th birthday extravaganza and in July we had the opportunity to watch two of my dearest friends get hitched on the Gold Coast. I also managed to coax my mum in letting us borrow her car so I could introduce Jarrod to Byron Bay, a place we would return only a few months later with my parents and Zachary in tow. <br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gb6flDBNxvk/WCkLIPsp5TI/AAAAAAAAXyU/sK8Y5OP8uMoyBH90Puy2JwaOe5kOXor0gCPcB/s1600/2%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gb6flDBNxvk/WCkLIPsp5TI/AAAAAAAAXyU/sK8Y5OP8uMoyBH90Puy2JwaOe5kOXor0gCPcB/s640/2%2B3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />In March Jarrod and I ventured to India to celebrate our one year anniversary, which although bout with a bit of sickness it was a wonderful, crazy, wild experience. Seeing a snake charmer for the first time, having beggers bang on our car windows, celebrating Holi in Delhi and collapsing at the Taj Mahal are just a few of the moments etched into my memory for many years to come. <br /><br />Far away from humid India, we spent our birthdays in New Zealand, exploring the South Island. Again this was a trip bout with sickness, as I was 9 weeks pregnant when we left Australia. Getting Jarrod to pull over every half an hour so I could throw up wasn't the most fun birthday experience, but building snowmen in Queenstown and eating gluten free nutella crepes in Arrowtown made up for it. <br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WOAltHhnJEw/V7QWnUPHcbI/AAAAAAAAXpI/luSAlG2BzsEzWKzQ7RH1kpkqufiAwzLPQCPcB/s1600/1%2B9.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WOAltHhnJEw/V7QWnUPHcbI/AAAAAAAAXpI/luSAlG2BzsEzWKzQ7RH1kpkqufiAwzLPQCPcB/s640/1%2B9.jpg" width="427" /></a><br /><br />Closer to home we took many a day trip to Bendigo, Lorne, Torquay and French Island. Friends and family came to visit, although I have an inkling the visitors will only increase next year with the new addition on the way. My mum has already locked herself in to visit every few months, as we'll be just a little less mobile in the new year.<br /><br />In November I took a little trip to Sydney to check out the Frida Kahlo exhibition and Aladdin, whilst also catching up with some great friends and in May Jarrod and I spent a weekend in one of our favourite places Hobart, chasing waterfalls, getting into snowball fights and taste testing fudge. <br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LYchrcPkZIQ/WGMIPFTQkOI/AAAAAAAAX00/P_O9Xq03El0bjxYDY4maU-8VhdlUqIH5ACLcB/s1600/3%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LYchrcPkZIQ/WGMIPFTQkOI/AAAAAAAAX00/P_O9Xq03El0bjxYDY4maU-8VhdlUqIH5ACLcB/s640/3%2B3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Whilst 2016 was a year full of some exciting experiences, and joyful news it did also come with sorrow. January 29th marked the day I received the phone call from my dad that crushed my heart, and tore apart at me piece by piece. My dear Nanna Lee, a beautiful soul who had been fighting bowel cancer for many moons had lost her battle. I tried to keep my calm at work, but had to swiftly head into an office as I broke down into tears. The agony of losing her, even though it was something we had all been expecting, was too much to bare. I arranged to go home as soon as I could, and lock myself in my room to shed the tears I needed to give her. The whole experience of losing one of my favourite people, who had been such a big part of my whole life, has definitely altered me. I had to allow myself time to grieve, and be patient with the process. I had to say goodbye in my own way, not at her service, not at the wake, but in my own way, at home in the arms of my husband telling him stories of the woman I loved through tears. <br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dt3CIfnqq-E/V7ukIkoZDsI/AAAAAAAAXp8/g-remyVP69gyS4nOwXkLHdivLWQrxqr7wCPcB/s1600/New%2BDay%2B6.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dt3CIfnqq-E/V7ukIkoZDsI/AAAAAAAAXp8/g-remyVP69gyS4nOwXkLHdivLWQrxqr7wCPcB/s640/New%2BDay%2B6.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />When I found out I was pregnant she was the first person I told in my heart, and when I started preparing the nursery I made sure to leave touches of her scattered about the space. It was only this week that I deleted her phone number from my phone and her facebook account from mine, as some sort of further healing. I know the healing is not done yet, and that's okay, because how quickly are we supposed to get over one of our greatest loves? Perhaps we never truly heal, but only time will tell.<br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BIip0tRdHeY/WGMIRxESESI/AAAAAAAAX1A/kSF_ffM_B-8haKtU0gzZabpfZdeHudsZACLcB/s1600/2%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BIip0tRdHeY/WGMIRxESESI/AAAAAAAAX1A/kSF_ffM_B-8haKtU0gzZabpfZdeHudsZACLcB/s640/2%2B1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Photos from various projects over the year.<br />Photographer : Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />Hair & Makeup : Kristy Wild<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-53xEdeAVPFE/WGMIS8-ry5I/AAAAAAAAX1I/EU1JqP4ViEARmN1qtNbJKi7EIw6htunWQCLcB/s1600/look%2B2%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-53xEdeAVPFE/WGMIS8-ry5I/AAAAAAAAX1I/EU1JqP4ViEARmN1qtNbJKi7EIw6htunWQCLcB/s640/look%2B2%2B3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-phRsqDskttg/WCf62qKUmsI/AAAAAAAAXxY/eHIb5UKvLUEjnFIGzR5h8-SJkra17P2CQCPcB/s1600/1%2B3.jpg"><img src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-phRsqDskttg/WCf62qKUmsI/AAAAAAAAXxY/eHIb5UKvLUEjnFIGzR5h8-SJkra17P2CQCPcB/s640/1%2B3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/928hiOeFus4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2016/12/2-0-1-6-patience.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-87509727497449090382016-12-24T11:18:00.001+10:002017-01-10T10:47:30.924+10:00Brisbane Baby Blessing<p align="Center"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zKg_79Ygizw/WF3JDtvKD9I/AAAAAAAAXzI/GSHqpoJo_0EY-25jgXBnNpzAWRYeTH7sQCLcB/s1600/15589539_10155524849899018_6351452624231419490_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zKg_79Ygizw/WF3JDtvKD9I/AAAAAAAAXzI/GSHqpoJo_0EY-25jgXBnNpzAWRYeTH7sQCLcB/s640/15589539_10155524849899018_6351452624231419490_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />On the eve before Christmas, I'd like to share with you all a little glimpse into last Sunday's magical Baby Blessing event in Brisbane. My mum and my beautiful friend Elle turned my parent's back deck into the perfect setting for a special morning tea to celebrate the impending arrival of my baby girl. <br /><br />Fifteen of my closest female family and friends, and Zachary for good measure, joined together around two tables (one of which my brother had kindly built only the week before so we'd all fit), which were filled to the brim with sweet paleo treats (courtesy of my mum), fruit, cheeses and a big delicious bowl of nonalcoholic pink lemonade punch. <br /><br />It was such a beautiful day, where I had the opportunity to see so many faces I have grown to know and love over the years. Some of whom I had not seen for many moons. We shared stories of travel, of love, of adventures, of new business endeavours and those who we mothers themselves shared many a story of their own journey. <br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ijcp2jrA1As/WF3JERDE1gI/AAAAAAAAXzM/g8RAHKtPt0MH9jdc4cIERql3coibJKLqwCLcB/s1600/15621847_10210509815357447_4195431401798283229_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ijcp2jrA1As/WF3JERDE1gI/AAAAAAAAXzM/g8RAHKtPt0MH9jdc4cIERql3coibJKLqwCLcB/s640/15621847_10210509815357447_4195431401798283229_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VG9T44xGns8/WF3JFudNAzI/AAAAAAAAXzQ/FA3J_qb8Gpgqc6JGSuu4Ikem9aj5BXINgCLcB/s1600/15590533_10210509798957037_5500171111780437922_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VG9T44xGns8/WF3JFudNAzI/AAAAAAAAXzQ/FA3J_qb8Gpgqc6JGSuu4Ikem9aj5BXINgCLcB/s640/15590533_10210509798957037_5500171111780437922_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />On the guests arrival, they took off their shoes, were poured a drink and offered a seat somewhere around the tables on beautiful throw rugs I picked up on my travels to India earlier this year. We asked that they all fill out a little card with advice for us as new parents, and guess details like her birth date, weight, hair colour and so forth. <br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TdemU32ofTY/WF3JGTVGB8I/AAAAAAAAXzU/8KFgfiGx38kAEsbYFLlHDBMw94WjNTAKgCLcB/s1600/15541253_10210509788356772_2660953509137239135_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TdemU32ofTY/WF3JGTVGB8I/AAAAAAAAXzU/8KFgfiGx38kAEsbYFLlHDBMw94WjNTAKgCLcB/s640/15541253_10210509788356772_2660953509137239135_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lWW7E-9FOPc/WF3JIctYghI/AAAAAAAAXzY/-lCEgx0vT4ML5NfVDeq7lbdy3Bs4ihQogCLcB/s1600/15542396_10155524849539018_3666297810096069674_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lWW7E-9FOPc/WF3JIctYghI/AAAAAAAAXzY/-lCEgx0vT4ML5NfVDeq7lbdy3Bs4ihQogCLcB/s640/15542396_10155524849539018_3666297810096069674_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />I appreciate so much that these women are in my life, and that my darling Cub is sure to be welcomed into such a positive environment. My husband and I are being very specific about harbouring an environment for our tribe that is full of kindness, compassion and honesty. We plan to surround her with positive role models, of which this circle of women is just a start.<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G8u1VxpRxNo/WF3JI3qN4FI/AAAAAAAAXzc/JgOhi4qr5J4wsdoGtyOWXo7Z1CPg3aqkwCLcB/s1600/15589581_10155524849544018_4447386251846411846_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G8u1VxpRxNo/WF3JI3qN4FI/AAAAAAAAXzc/JgOhi4qr5J4wsdoGtyOWXo7Z1CPg3aqkwCLcB/s640/15589581_10155524849544018_4447386251846411846_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h8TBQh4bgzY/WF3JI7fx2PI/AAAAAAAAXzg/yPZO8o_E3iExpT9rHn2TXbYyhgs9TfHSgCLcB/s1600/15590138_10155524849744018_4587593020039061494_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h8TBQh4bgzY/WF3JI7fx2PI/AAAAAAAAXzg/yPZO8o_E3iExpT9rHn2TXbYyhgs9TfHSgCLcB/s640/15590138_10155524849744018_4587593020039061494_n.jpg" width="640" /></a><a 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height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BN-JEuvUJ70/WF3JV83wlDI/AAAAAAAAX0c/l2nmdqAK5VQuyx4QK6Ck0eneORQC4k_FQCLcB/s640/15665577_10155524848799018_6389552658222807692_n.jpg" width="512" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZolFzH4NfM4/WF3JWKYibZI/AAAAAAAAX0g/1gmf4o5XT2gpGE3nzrCUvYswz1w0RsaAQCLcB/s1600/15665769_10155524848489018_4374249516267776719_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZolFzH4NfM4/WF3JWKYibZI/AAAAAAAAX0g/1gmf4o5XT2gpGE3nzrCUvYswz1w0RsaAQCLcB/s640/15665769_10155524848489018_4374249516267776719_n.jpg" width="427" /></a><br />Dress - Spell Designs<br />Flower Crown - Elle Skinner <br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/_UNZCxdP8Sk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2016/12/brisbane-baby-blessing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-1732028689663042942016-12-07T05:53:00.000+10:002017-01-10T10:47:45.039+10:00Metamorphosis: We Are Woman<p align="center"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gb6flDBNxvk/WCkLIPsp5TI/AAAAAAAAXx8/blbWNAMXG4YpXsK6Ck--20LilZWEwG2vgCLcB/s1600/2%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gb6flDBNxvk/WCkLIPsp5TI/AAAAAAAAXx8/blbWNAMXG4YpXsK6Ck--20LilZWEwG2vgCLcB/s640/2%2B3.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />It's amazing how our bodies change during pregnancy, growing to shelter a new human before their journey earthside, transforming into a safe haven, providing food and comfort for nine months. The womb is a cocoon, a place where a new butterfly builds their strength. <br /><br />I'm at the conclusion of my second trimester and can not wait for my little darling to join our tribe earthside, but I also know that she still has plenty of growing to do. For now, I let her rest and build her strength, preparing for her first flight. <br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BWKYAOC_yv0/WCkLKyFc6KI/AAAAAAAAXyA/fApdt862lxI1udLOXSFygyw_4R2zPUXNgCLcB/s1600/2%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BWKYAOC_yv0/WCkLKyFc6KI/AAAAAAAAXyA/fApdt862lxI1udLOXSFygyw_4R2zPUXNgCLcB/s640/2%2B1.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />Photographs by Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />Dress from Spell Designs<br />Bangles from <a href="https://www.myjewellerystory.com.au/new-in.html?gclid=Cj0KEQiA4JnCBRDQ5be3nKCPhpwBEiQAjwN1brmthBK7YGYSL1qvIv5VnDBvPUgysBdj0FE0NAmFpAUaAtaj8P8HAQ">My Jewellery Story</a><br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/NtkckZBaL58" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2016/12/metamorphosis-we-are-woman.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-81909049520251033612016-11-29T06:27:00.000+10:002017-01-10T10:47:45.046+10:00Metamorphosis: By The Sea<p align="center"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aBkv5Ii6XHc/WCkLX64qExI/AAAAAAAAXyE/9EBPrT6cltY0GgvuCr9bYz8lnmLFR4GNQCLcB/s1600/3%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aBkv5Ii6XHc/WCkLX64qExI/AAAAAAAAXyE/9EBPrT6cltY0GgvuCr9bYz8lnmLFR4GNQCLcB/s640/3%2B2.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />I seem pulled towards the ocean most often in times of change, in times of uncertainty and in times of awakening. For me, the sea is where I can go to seek solitude, clarity and understanding within my own soul. I go to think, and to question, and to realise the potential of the future and the learnings of the past. <br /><br />Now, when I'm so close to the third trimester I can feel it deep within my bones, the ocean calls to me and I submit. I wash my feet in the current and leave my mark in the sand. I let the sun kiss my shoulders and the breeze knot my hair. I settle and discover patience, and surrender to this next chapter, with all that I have and will have in moons to come. <br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wVd0orABm-o/WCkLZY0OJMI/AAAAAAAAXyI/6Ip6ZMGJlmsvwTFSChFC4kdGogSDzh13ACLcB/s1600/3%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wVd0orABm-o/WCkLZY0OJMI/AAAAAAAAXyI/6Ip6ZMGJlmsvwTFSChFC4kdGogSDzh13ACLcB/s640/3%2B3.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mx2Q_bUoDHg/WCkLa2fTZWI/AAAAAAAAXyM/zk1WoOZWrysMEhKGd7YLDnC2V1v6M1cPQCLcB/s1600/3%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mx2Q_bUoDHg/WCkLa2fTZWI/AAAAAAAAXyM/zk1WoOZWrysMEhKGd7YLDnC2V1v6M1cPQCLcB/s640/3%2B1.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />Photography by Katrina Boultwood<br />Dress - Spell Designs<br />Belt - Sportsgirl<br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/HOIbToMVZr8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2016/11/metamorphosis-by-sea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-14288035168737270962016-11-21T06:30:00.000+10:002016-11-21T06:31:34.120+10:00Metamorphosis: Dreams of White<p align="center"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ymTzqrHDVUw/WCkJoJCaKjI/AAAAAAAAXxg/WvhjgTpWbvU1teYofJuDeHmvY9NBfBwBgCLcB/s1600/4%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ymTzqrHDVUw/WCkJoJCaKjI/AAAAAAAAXxg/WvhjgTpWbvU1teYofJuDeHmvY9NBfBwBgCLcB/s640/4%2B1.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />Never really a fan of wearing all black, I've certainly rebelled against the colour and opted for a wardrobe full of crisp white pieces and colourful prints. For me, White symbolises purity, forgiveness and compassion. Like the Dove I heard so much about from my Mother, a symbol of Gods eternal love. I may not see myself as a Christian at heart but this symbolism still resonates with me and may well be one of the reasons I am the girl who always asks "does it come in white?"<br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ekng_ZbmZzU/WCkJrvaD-9I/AAAAAAAAXxk/jC25lSqN6KkNRf0BB6uf2Dt0xjq-syYMACLcB/s1600/4%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ekng_ZbmZzU/WCkJrvaD-9I/AAAAAAAAXxk/jC25lSqN6KkNRf0BB6uf2Dt0xjq-syYMACLcB/s640/4%2B3.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pSMtDrQM0ns/WCkJup-AAPI/AAAAAAAAXxs/ogvGF82-zIsEAYI-gozZOmE-3Db95cFnwCLcB/s1600/4%2B4.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pSMtDrQM0ns/WCkJup-AAPI/AAAAAAAAXxs/ogvGF82-zIsEAYI-gozZOmE-3Db95cFnwCLcB/s640/4%2B4.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mxCe7kzryNw/WCkJwtGotNI/AAAAAAAAXxw/ZRQpqVBSspUQI42PCRZ2OQcn4fBT8qd5wCLcB/s1600/4%2B5.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mxCe7kzryNw/WCkJwtGotNI/AAAAAAAAXxw/ZRQpqVBSspUQI42PCRZ2OQcn4fBT8qd5wCLcB/s640/4%2B5.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />Photography by Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />Dress picked up in Venice, some moons ago.<br />Shoes from Novo<br />Hat from Sportsgirl<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/CKS6yd5_0DM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2016/11/metamorphosis-dreams-of-white.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516575003417067585.post-18415185315500626822016-11-15T06:13:00.000+10:002016-11-15T06:36:34.559+10:00Metamorphosis: Summer Glow<p align="center"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-phRsqDskttg/WCf62qKUmsI/AAAAAAAAXxQ/8U-OjGje1pwKBFTQ5resBWkHvK04NjMeQCLcB/s1600/1%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-phRsqDskttg/WCf62qKUmsI/AAAAAAAAXxQ/8U-OjGje1pwKBFTQ5resBWkHvK04NjMeQCLcB/s640/1%2B3.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />Things are starting to get pretty serious over here with this growing a human exercise, so I apologise that I've been rather absent on the blogosphere of late. Whilst there are many symptoms I am not fond of, there are moments where I can't do anything but soak in the bliss of this growing bump and the little angel that has already stolen my heart.<br /><br />The delightful Katrina took some photos to commemorate my getting over the half way mark. I'm delighted to show you the first instalment of this very special summer series Metamorphosis, which was taken at 22 weeks and 3 days pregnant. For me, this time calls for all my Strength, to transform into what I need to be, not only physically but also mentally for the little Cub that will soon look to me as Mum. <br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uDQr1HKmOwU/WCf63-p4jLI/AAAAAAAAXxI/H1gyKXt68f0-M5G2zNh8IBNtHCI4Qzv7QCLcB/s1600/1%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uDQr1HKmOwU/WCf63-p4jLI/AAAAAAAAXxI/H1gyKXt68f0-M5G2zNh8IBNtHCI4Qzv7QCLcB/s640/1%2B2.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lsDSnJ3ITio/WCf66DlmkxI/AAAAAAAAXxM/jMv1QGAkiTcCq62G46zPanKFQJ7bbgHJwCLcB/s1600/1%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lsDSnJ3ITio/WCf66DlmkxI/AAAAAAAAXxM/jMv1QGAkiTcCq62G46zPanKFQJ7bbgHJwCLcB/s640/1%2B1.jpg" width="640" height="427" /></a><br />Dress - Tree of Life<br />Photography - Katrina Lee Boultwood<br />&hearts;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FashionsSweethart-LatestAddiction/~4/ID5jmMWp-iQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fashion's Sweetharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256022379071669165noreply@blogger.comhttp://www.fashionsweethart.com/2016/11/metamorphosis-summer-glow.html